The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-09 00:00:00

,'. ?t. fETTZ.I.,7 I'l'7l i 1% ; .11 this province,' was 'continuing his movements with activity, and j ; • without opposition. There is not the least doubt entertained at Madrid of the success of the Refugees, who entered Portugal by the province of Tres os Mentes ; but it is thought that those' who entered by Extremadura may not have obtained advantages so easy, inasmuch as their point of attack being nearer to Lisbon, they, probably, will have to contend with a more numerous force, provided that the troops sent to oppose them do not follow the example of the garrisons of Chaves and Miranda, which is, at least, very probable. It is cer tain that the Spanish Government has informed all the Ambas sadors at that Court, that she bas no participation in the enter prise of the Refugees. This declaration may be, perhaps, sincere ; but the Cabinet at Madrid has been by no means mistress of the sentiments of the nation, which are pronounced with energy on , this occasion. It is even probable that this pacific protestation would not have been made, had the first successes of the Royalist refugees been known sooner at Madrid. It is looked upon as certain in the above-mentioned capital, that Mr. Lamb has declared that if the new Portuguese Government be threatened with danger, a considerable number of English troops would be landed at Lisbon ; which, however, we can scarcely credit, and which would not be consistent with what Mr. Can ning has spoken in Parliament, or expressed in the diplomatic notes which be has addreteted to the Cabinets of the Continent. Facwen Fusrns, Dec. 7.—Five per Cents, 99f. 95c. Three ditto, 71f. 70c. Rentes tie Naples, 75f. 40c. Spanish Loan, 541. Amidst a varietY, of topics which engaged the at tention of the two Houiei of Parliament last evening, the subject of Emigration formed a prominent one. It was brought on in the . House of Lords by, the Marquis of LANSDOWN having to present a Petition from a number of persons in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, praying for pecuniary relief from Govern ment, to. enable them to transport themselves and their families to his Majesty's possessions in North America. 'The Noble Marquis expressed considerable doubt whether the country could bear the expellee of' encouraging Emigration by such means, and, in fact, appeared not to have formed a decided opinion upon the general question of Emigration. Earl BATHURST consented to the Petition being re ceived, but wished it to be distinctly understood, that, in so doing, he did not mean to bind himself to a com pliance with its prayer. His Lordship also admitted that he could not then give any decided opinion as to the propriety of adopting any particular measure with regard to Emigration ; but that whatever plan might be adopted, there were certain descriptions of persons who could not be sent abroad, namely, the aged, the sickly, and infirm. This latter proposition is undeniable ; but then we would ask, whether it is not a very strong argument against emigration to any considerable extent ? Are the young, the able bodied, and the healthy, to he al lowed to withdraw themselves from their native land, and leave their aged and sickly parents or children, to be maintained by others her while they are reckless of the fate of these their deserted relatives? Ought th e law to sanction' any sytem so much in violation of the fundamental principles of Nature and Religion ? Or can et measure which is to drain the:land of its strofigest members, relieve it from a pressure of dis tress ? Mr. W. Hon Tow, in' the House of Com mons, was anxious also to correct an erroneous idea which had gone abroad, of his Majesty's Government having at present held out any encouragement to emi gration. On the other subjects before the House. of Corn ions last night, our limits permit us to say but little. HumE, as usual, was the principal actor, but in a discussion on his motion for further papers relative to the often agitated question of Colonel BRADLEY and Colonel ARTHUR, the Honourable Member re vetved so severe a castigation - from Lord PALMER STON, that had lie,not the nerve of a rhinoceros, he would have sunk into the earth. His motion was of cours e negatived without a division. The Gazette of last night contains a notice for the Payment of the long disputed Deccan Prize Money. We regret to find that its actual amount falls very far short of what it had been described to be. An express has arrived this forenoon from Paris, bringing, we presume, the same intelligence as we have received from Lisbon. We have not yet received our ?vers. We received this morning the Allgemeine Zeilung of the 2d instant, and Frankfort papers of the same date. Their contents are chiefly of a commercial cha racter. It appears that corn, wool, cotton, and other colonial produce have advanced in price:— 1 , 11. A NNTOIyI:,, NOV. 97. The late rise in the prices of corn, in the Putch sea ports, where wheat especially has risen from 15 to 20 florins per last, in consequenc e of the recent favourable accounts from the English market have also caused a considerable advance here, and at a Ycnee• On wheat, rye, and barley, it is about 30 kreuzers per q ua rter, and on oats from-lb kreusers. The demand for Colonial Plo4ll ve, aspecially-sugar, is considerable iu our market. Last week there were extensive sales, chiefly of loaves, of which the °/.d inary s o rt were sold•for 1Q to vei rix &Hata, the finer sorts utO 23} ciz dollars, fine Hamburgli six dollars higher. tn elhhig has been doing'in indigo, and florins have been given Beng a l • ' There are b uyers of tine Rayal Cotton, at 25 six dollars , and t Georgia may be had at 32 rix dollars. According to the ecoikuts from America a fall is not to be expected, as well be ;111000 the prod uce of preceding years has been almost all sent to ' as because frequent rains in September had much less- Cued the expectations of the new crop. On the proposal of the Re . Renate and the resolutions of the citi )(Alumna's, Nov. 24. sews, wh o were yesterday assembled, the three ecclesiastical foun dations, which have existed here 11)1. about 600 years, are to be abolished. These ate the Convent of St. John, the Hospital of {he Holy Ghost, and that o f St. As they are he posses- Sion of the finest estates in our territory, and have their own 311= riediction, they form, as It were, an imperieut in . intperio. Strong advantages are expected from this measure, besid es th e limplifiett tion of the administration in general, which i s t h e object aimed at, of which advantages is the improvement of the roads on the estates lately belonging to their establishment s , and which have beets very little attended to. In the same Assembly of the Citizens it was resolved to increase the salary of our Senators, which was particularly necessary for thelfembers who belong to the legal profession, because, on being chosen into the Senate, they are obliged to give up their prac tyso that unless they hid an independent fortun e o f t h e i r own Could hardly live in a style suitable to their rank. In future elections it will not be so neeeasury to pay attention to the wealth of the twesons proposed, as to their real ability for the duties of their high of f ice. Viltstga, Nov. 21.—Metalliques, 90j; Bank Shares, II IS. MERLIN, NOV. 28. Jomine, General of Inf a nt r y, Adjuta n t-G e n era l t o tis Majesty the Emperor of Russia, has arrived here from St. t lteriburgh, on his way to P ar i s . (lie passed through Frank .ort nn the Ist of this Month.) Letters from Weakly of the 221 say, that there is still a tie htrould fur wool, and that 460 cwt. have been sold. The prices ave risen 8 per cent. number of leavers, in a state of destitution, hay iLvaia petitioned the Kirk Session and th e M ag i s t ra t es o f Ar.l for sustenance to themselves and families, h a v e " em pl oye d o r ' Mirey,-advoeate, to enforce the legality of thei r c l a i ms to an 4 444 support from poor's rates. The necessary fee was raised 1114 niptioa.— Glasgow Free Press. V THE FUNDS. CITY, (Tnts DAY), Twelve o' aveh. Consols opened this morning at 844 1, hut, on a report of it being the intention of Government to send a body of troops to Portugal, they receded to 8411, at which price one or two bargains of some importance were effected; India Bowls, 39 41; and Richequer Bills, 19 20 pm. The Foreign Funds have had some business, particularly Colombian Bonds, which have nearly recovered their ground to day, upon finding the untruth of the hoax played offyesterday afternoon on the Brokers, (who effected the insurance on the long looked for dollars) to depress this security, and by which a fall 012 - per Cent. took place, and they are now 40 I ; Mexican, 71 ; 131 4. Schemes continue to attract attention ; Anglo Mexican are now only at lb 10 ; and United Mexican, 54 24 dis,; Real del Monte, 140 60 pm. ; Brazilian are lower, and are quoted at 8 10 pm. ; Colombian at 15 17 per Share ;' and Thelpdxahua, 65 75 pm. , Three per Cent. Consols, shut ; Ditto for account, 841 1 ; India Bonds; 39 41 fint. ; Exchequer Bills, 19 20 pm. Foasuni FuNnl.--Brazilian, 65 6; Buenos Ayres, 62 4; Chilian, 38 . 40,; Peruvian. 82 4; Colombian, 1824, 40 4; Mexican 5 per Cent., 594 ; Ditto 6 per Cent , 70 ; Danish, 62 4; Portuguese, 754 6 ; Greek, 19 4; Russian, B'7l 4 ; Spanish, 181 1. • - Mtszs.L—Anglo Mexican, 15 10 dis. ; United Mexican, 54 24 die.'; Real del Monte, 140 60 pm, ; Tlalpuxahua, 65 75 pm. ; Brazilian, 8 10 pm. Bolivar, 1 2 pm. ; Colombian, 15 17 'per Share; Pasco Peruvian, 1 per Share. Two o' Clock. The effect of the reports this morning hive reduced the price of Console to 84, they are now quoted at 84i TERRE 0' CLO CK Consols for account, 84k, the priee. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds 61f Do. for Ac 84 Greek Do. 1825 isf Brazihan Bonds Mexican Do. 1825, 74 Buenos Ayres Do. --- Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Russian Do. 87 Columbian, 1824, 39 1 Spanish' Do. 13 NETHERLANDS PATENT SALT COMPANY-- Tuts DAY. A meeting of the Proprietors of this Company, was convened this day at Batson's C , otiee-huuse, Coruhill, for the purpose of being informed of the result of a conference between the Trustees, and three gentlemen, appointed from amongst the Shank°!dere, at a meeting held on Saturday the Qd December; there were not above a dozen persons present. Mr. CifAPMAN, upon taking the Chair, observed, that as some insinuations had been thrown out, as an act of justice to the trus tees three Shareholders were appointed to investigate their con duct, and Air. Burgess, one of those three Gentlemen, would now inform the meeting of the steps which had been taken. Mr. Boat:sass then proceeded to read the following Report:— We the undersigned, in pursuance of a request, made to us by the Proprietors of shares in the Netherland Patent Salt Company, held on Saturday, the 2d December last, met at the house of Mr. J. H. Jutting, in Bury-court, St. Mary Axe, for the purpose of investigating the proceedings of the trustees, acting on behalf of 'the Shareholders. The Tr*ries produced documents containing the heads of pro posed partnership, for carrying on the Manufacture of salt in the Netherlands, agreeable to the terms of the prospectus. We are of opinion that great pains anti care have been taken by the Trustee► in making themselves acquainted with the law of the Netherland', connected with the objects of the Association ; that the advice of the most eminent Advocates in the Netherlands fully justified the Trustees in making the necessary advances to Bodies and Co., to enable them to proceed with the works at Uotterdam and Ghent. We are, moreover, satisfied that no payment has been made by the Trustees subsequent to any interdict by the Authorities in Holland. (Signed) M. HILBERS. J. F. TWINLEY. A. L. BURGESS. Mr. Btraoass said, that the opinion of the ditto persona who had entered into the investigation was founded upon a review of the documents and letters %Welt had been received from the ori ginal establishment of the Company. The CHAIRMAN said, it was roost satisfactory to the Proprie tors to feel that no imputation could be thrown upon them, though the speculation had turned out unsuccessfully. He knew there were .a few persOns who bad indicated a Wail* feeling, but con sidering the number of shares held by Bodien and (0., he thought he might now say he was addressing at)east two-thirds of the Pro prietors. A Mr. Robinson had stated that he was the largest share holder, but circumstances had come to his (the Chairman's) know ledge, which induced him to believe that Mr. Robineon was by no means a proprietor to the extent which he had given the Meeting reason to suppose. Addressing, he thought, he might say, three fourths of the Shareholders, he had only to express his expecta- tions, that the affairs of the concern would be wound up in a Wig factory manner. As to the connection with Bodien and Co. it was neither more nor less than an ordinary partnership concern, and should be settled in a regular business like way. Mr. Jut ting was now in Holland, and immediately after his return, the Proprietors would be called upon, and informed what steps should be taken for the realisation of the property in Holland. Mr. Manus said he thought it would be well to put the Mee ting in pOisession of the exact state of the Company's account with Bodien and Co. It was originally intended, that there should be 7500 shares, of which Bodien and Co. were to have 4150, upon condition that they were to procure ,the Company certain patents. The public were to have the remainder of the shares. Now about 8000/. was paid on the shares taken by the public, which was remitted to Bodien and Co., who had also advanced about 11,000/. for the erection of works. Now whit he proposed was, that they should debit Bodien and Co. for 2/. 10s. a share on the 4160 shares which were allotted to them, and that they should get credit for their advances; so that what whatever loss accrued (and there would be some loss he had no doubt) it would be fairly divided between the Shareholders and Bodien and Co. Thus if the loss on the whole concern amounted to one pound a share, Bodien and Co. would lose 4,1501. and so in proportion. In his opinion this was the most equitable principle upon which the affairs of the Company could be adjusted, and if any Gentleman would second it, he should move that the affairs of the concern should be wound up upon that principle. Mr. littancns seconded the resointion, which posed unani toothily. . A SHAREHOLDER said he thought the principle stated by Mr. Burgess was the only fair oue upon which they could act. Mr. BuasEss said, some Gentlemen at the last Meeting thought that the Trustees ought to realise the whole property for the Share holders, and give nothing to Bodien and Co. ; hut there ,were Cliurts of Chancery both in England and Holland, and they would never sanction such a distribution of the property. • A PROPRIETOR said it would be very pleasant for the Proprie tors to put all the money in their own pockets, but not very honest. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting adjourned sine die• ~ to to affect the value of Colom- COLOMBIAN BONEis.—A trick of an extremely reprehensible nature was resorted . tad at o t , h t e h b e arof Man Bonds . Early in the nlorn illnYt- -, Purporting to have been It u tt a en n b o y tt' M w r. as tl le n f t t . Co lombian Minister, and addressed to the underwriters ‘ whoeffected the memorabl e i nsurance on the dollars to which reference has so be fre q"ently been made. The note merely -requestedto fa voured w i t h an immediate ca ll by one of . the gentlemen tn tweeted; but as t h e f act soon e pread that wen a communication hall reached Lloyd' s , it was easy for those who p lanned the de ception to magnify obtain e d su b sequently suc' general belief on the Stock E x.. change, that Colombian ' it into an l order to cancel the insurance , which Bonds fell 2 per cent., by which fluc tuation the parties without doubt were enabled to realize a handsome profit. It is almost needless to add, that the note was a forgery. The tutderwriter who waited on Mr. 'Mated° was assured by him, that lie hail neither written nor authorized the writing any such c ommunication. Suspicion of having lia r. ad this hoax h as f a ll en u unfair to say Pon certain individuals, but it woul d to until somahi ug like more proof has been obtain ed. As regards the e xp ecte d dollars front Colombia, however, it i ' right to add, th at no authentic information has been received, and that the public are as ignorant of the motives which lead to the continuance of the policy, as they are of • the . grounds on which Mr. 1 - furtado originally made it. i . _ `~. LAW INTELLIGENCT. . COURT OF CHANCERY.—(This D•Y.) oastown v. TINDALL. Mr. Holm stated, that this was a case of great importance to his client, a lady far advanced in years ; there was a large fund in Court standing to the credit of the cause, and as one point in it had been disposed of, he was instructed to ask that it might be or dered to be put into the Paper for hearing before the Christmas recess. Mr. Harr thought it but fair to inform the Court that there was an appeal to the House of Lords against the part of the case that had been disposed of by this Court, but as that appeal did, not touch the point yet to be brought before his Lordship, and which involved the question, whether or not Mr. Horne's client should be paid the moiety of the money in Court, no less than; 10,0001., he had nothing to interpose in the way of the hearing; being speeded. His Los untie said, if the facts were as they had been now re presented, he saw no reason why it should not be heard imme diately. He could not, however, be instrumental in advancing: the appeal elsewhere; because, as Lord Hedesdale was not in town, he did not like to hear an appeal from himself to himself. ; —Ordered to be heard on Thursday next. SCONOAL 1. C.4.3IPBIELL. Mr. CHINO finished his reply ou behalf of Mr. Stead, in this appeal Motion, for an order to have the bills of costs taxed of Messrs. Kaye and Freshfield. His Lonnsute reserved to himself the opportunity of again looking into the affidavits, particularly the new ones, that had been made. With respect to the application that had been: made to the Court of King's Bench to have the bills taxed, that heel been withdrawn, 'on the supposition that Mr. Dennet, a very respect; able Solicitor, now deceased, would adjust the changes in' the bills ; that sort of arbitration, however, had failed, and the result had proved to demonstration, that when a party desired to have his bills taxed, the better way was to have the officer of the Court to do it, and not to leave it to the most respectable Solicitor 'that ever breathed to tax the r bills of a fellow Solicitor. The Court had not been able to find out why the Vice-Chaucellor, on a subsequent application to him for an order of taxation had refused the motion ; but unless he found in the course of the affidavits reasons for his Honour having. so done, which had not been discloied in the course of the ergo-, mema here, his Lordship could see no ground on which to con clude the order ought not to have been marls as of course.— With respect to Mr. Freehfield nut having the assistance now of some clerks, that he would have had some years ago, if the hills had been then taxed, the Court thought it would be giving too much credit to a solicitor, hoWever deservtally respected he might, be, to hear him say, that he had not preserved all the evidence for the course of two or three years, that he had been originally in possession of, so as to mast the taxation of his bills at that (Hs ' tance of time, in a case in which the last payment had been made, expressly under a protest that the client would have them taxed, and when that intention had almost ever since been more or less renewed and kept alive. There was, how ever, some difference in the mode of referencing matters of this sort. In some cases, the order was made referring the items to' taxation generally—in others referring the items only that had been complained of, with directions to receive evidence that the Master could not have received without such special directions, and which of these sort of orders must be made in the present case if a taxation is to take place at all, his Lordship will inform the bar as early as possible after he can apply himself to the affi davits. ATTORWRI , ONNEUAT. V. JOLLIFFE. The Court proceeded to hear this matter, hi which there Avert, two long appeal petitions. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—(Titre DAY.) THE VICE CHANCELLOR'S. ADVICE TO THE BANK. Mr. NOitTON stated to Hi, Honour this morning that an order had a short time back been made, directing certain trustees and the Accountant-General to transfer some bank stork to the per /10111 beneficially entitled to it. The Bank had refused to allow the transfer on the ground, that it was not set forth in the body of the order that the persons directed to transfer, were actually trustee,. Another objection on the part of the Bank was, that one of the trustees, not before the Court when the order wa,. issued, was not stated in the order to be at the time out of the ju risdiction of the Court. The Vlcx-CstAxeut.t.oa after examining the orders said, these facts are distinctly stated in the petition on which tire order was made, and that petition is embodied in the order. Mr, NORTON replied that the objections came from the Bank Solicitor. The Vier CHANCILLORTIIid is quite new on the part oi is Bank ; Ist them consult their Counsel ; there is no sense it lese objections. 40,411.1 Si WI. Thia Argument. in dal 1,411 , 40 Wt.re ttl Occupy thy entire flay. COURT OF KING'S BENCH...—THIS DAY. (Before the Cuter JUSTICE and a Common Jury.) THE KING V. NIGHTINGALE. This case being called on, the Curer JUSTICE asked if any per son appeared for the prosecution, being answered in the negative, his Lordship told the Jury that this was an indictment against the defendant, and as no person appeared to prosecute they should acquit him. Mr. /tooLnius wished to make a few observations on behalf of the Baronet (Sir Charles Nightingale,) who was indicted. The Cellar Juvrtett said that it would be setting a bad prece dent. He, therefore, could not allow it. ste BENDINCi v. at:Nott.LoN. 11r. ScAar.Err stated that this was an action brought to re cover from the defendant (a Major in the Army) compensation in damages for having given hint in charge to a constable without cause. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 181. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Tms DAY.) LIBEL —nsurn v. cf.xstxxv. Mr. Matottna opened the pleadings. Air. Sergeant WILDE stated, this action arose out of a scandalous libel on the plaintiff, contained in " Harriet Wilson's Memoirs," which were published by Stockdale. It was well known that an action had been raised by Mr. Fisher against Stockdale, under which he recovered a verdict of '7OO/. In that case it was not the object of the plaintiff to recover money, but to clear his character from the slanderou s op i n i ons cast upon i t. The plaintiff w as a respectable gentleman in the profession of the law, having a large family, grown up to that time bf life when their father's conduct would have a powerful influence on their morals. In the Memoirs the plaintiff was held up as the most profligate of mankind, as an intriguer with every woman he met with, and as having ruined his con stitution by his imm or al habits. Though th e J ury however, had, in Stockdale's case, by their verdict wiped off any stain that might have attached to his character in consequence • of that libel, yet in a copy of a paper called Bell's Life in Londol, dated the 24th of May last, a few day's after the verdict was ob tained in an article entitled& "London Eclogue," in which Harriet Wilson and Stockdale were represented in a garret conversing about the fate of Stockdale'a cave, Harriet Wilson is made to say, that though the verdict was fur Mr. Fisher, the charges in the main were true. The plaintiff conctivedit due to his own c h aracter to bring the present action, not f or th e paltry consideration of the damages, but in order by the opinion of the Judge, and the verdict of the Jury, to have his character clearest from the effects that might be produced on the public from seeing the libel repeated in a Paper of such circulation, and character for ability, as Bell's Life in London. A copy of the Memoirs was then identified, from which the original libel was read. A witness proved that the plaintiff hail three children, each of whom had attained to majority. Mr. Sergeant \ration* tr, for the defendant, then read the "Eclogue," commenting strongly on every part of it. He said that the object of the defendant was, to hold up the execrable character* of Stockdale end Harriet Wilson to the scorn of mankind, and not by any movie to slan der the plaintiff, and no person who read the piece could construe it otherwise. The defendant had besides apologized to the plaintiff, but the latter would not compromise the matter, unless the defendant placed 20/. at his (plaintiff's) disposal. This trial was not concluded when we went to press. PREROGATIVE COLTRT.—(THIs (Before Sir Jouti Mellott-) GANZ V. FILTER. • The parties in this case were the Executors of Henry Gene, deceased, who was a farmer residing at Bradford, and had left very considerable property. Probate was granted to James Cane one of the parties and the brother of the deceased, upon a will and two other papers, alleged to have been left by the deceased. — The validity of the two papers WAD now denied, and it was con tended that these papers were not in the hand -writing of the tes tator, hut were fabricated by James One and his wif e . In sup port of this view of the case it was stated that the will was pro duced immediately after the death of the testator, that lilies Cane was discontented with the disposition of property made in the will, and That it was seVerilinontba after the death of the testator that these testamentary papers were produced, the validity of which was now contested. In reply it was alleged that the dispositionk of the property made by the two papers produced was in strics accordance with a specific agreement made by the testator with his brother James_Gane. The Court was occupied in hearing the arguments of Counsel in this Court during the greater part of the day. OLD BAILEY.—(THIS DAY) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant AnAWL) Michael Sullivan, an Irishman, aged SO, was charged on an, indictment with maliciously stabbing Thomas Evans, w►th intent to murder. Mr. Wontner, the Governor of Newgate, informed the Court that the prisoner was so exceedingly deaf, that since the time of his becoming an inmate of Newgate, it had been impossible to make him understand any thing. He had imagined at first that the deafness was assumed, but from what he had learned be was of opinion that the prisoner was deaf, owing to bruises received in the affray, out of which the preeent charge arose. Mr. Sergeant Azouns was of opinion, that it was impossible for the prisoner to take his trial while labouring under so great an affliction._He was accordingly removed from the bar. MURDER. Frederick Williams, Thomas Williams, Henry Dove, Wm. Quick, and Samuel Bassett, five boys, all under fourteen years of age, were put to the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Hood. Mr. Casey, House Surgeon of the Westminster Hospital, de posed, that on the 9th Nov. the deceased Sarah Hood was brought to the Hospital ; she was in great pain, and on examin ing her witness found that her right thigh was broken ; she ap- peured to be between 60 and '7O years of age ; but witness bus since ascertained that she was not more than 45 years old ; the limb was set. The deceased, on being brought into the Hospital, appeared to be intoxicated, and told witness that she did not ex pect ever to overcome the accident ; she had every attention paid her; deceased said that the accident was occasioned by a fall, she died on the 29th of November, and witness believes that her death was occasioned by the shock her frame received in the full.. Robert Watts, a boy about 10 years old, deposed that he knew the deceased, Sarah Hood. She lived in Charles-txturt; Strand. In the month of November witness was in the court, about half-past seven o'clock, at the corner of the passage coming from Hungerforti-market. Witness also saw. Thomas hams, Frederick Williams, Henry Dover, and' the rest of the prisoners, as also a number of other boys. Witness heard Thomas Williams say, " Here comes the old Scotch let us have a lark with her." The deceased did not give them any offence ; they took hold of her, and pushed her down the court, she fell sideways on her hip, and, calling out, said her thigh was broken ; another boy, named Wilson, brought out a light, and the prisoners tried to blow it out. - Mr. ANDREWS cross-examined this witness for the prisoners. —He said they threw the old woman down for a lark; he did not observe whether or no; she was intoxicated. The Jury, under the direction of Mr. ,Tutice PARK, tound the ►rienners Not Guilty. George Hull, aged 18, was indicted for stealing in the dwelling house of Capt. E. W. C. Ashley, in Queen -street, Berkeley -square, a chronometer, value 50 guineas. Several witnesses were called wlso gave the prisoner an exec lent character. The Jury found the prisoner " Guilty," but recommended him to mercy on account of his previous good character. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Dict,tu AN. ) Emma Basset and Michael Curtain, were indicted, the first for stealing, and the other for receiving a purse containing eight so vereigns, and one 51. blank note, from John Cummins, in St. Giles's, on the kith of last month. The prosecutor, a whimpering Irishman, stated with an im meneity of sentiment, that lw met the female in Tottenham-eourt road, and the night being cold, treated her with something to drink ; he 'hewed her the money iu the puree by changing a iove reign, and accompanied her to a house ;„ they were holding a tete a fete iu the peerage, when the " lady," sans ceremonit, put her hand into his pocket and drew out the puree ; the other pri roller then came into the passage, received the purse from herhand, and was seined by the prosecutor, but got away ; the latter called " watch," and the female was secured. '!'houses Leslie, a watchman, " found them all three in contract together ;" the female confessed the robbery, and on the road to the watch-house gave up some papers which were also in the prosecutor's pocket. There was no evidence proved against the male prisoner, not be ing identified, he was therefore acquitted ; but Emote Basset was convicted. REVERSAL Or A VERDICT AFTER HAVING BEEN RECORDED. Luke Blachbeitrd and John Adams wenr indicted tor stealing a sisiantlty of lead Hunt the COrifOf a house in Shoreditelt belonging to a gentleman named Turner. The prisoners, in defense•, mere ly void Not Guilty. The Jtiry, however, found them both " Guil ty" and the verdict was recorded. As they were leaving the dock, the prisoner Blackheard said, that helm! been completely drawn into a snare, and stated that he was employed by the father of Adams, who had told him that be had bought the lead of a Mr. Johnson. He was led into the unoccupied house by the prisoner Manse ; the knife belonged to him, and he (Blackbeard) considered that he was doing nothing wrong, as he had frequently worked for Adams's father before. The officer and prosecutor expressed themselves satisfied with this statement, and that he had been drawn into it unconsciously. The Foreman of the Jury inquired of Mr. Sergeant DENMAN, whether they could withdraw the verdict. The Learned SERUIANT considered, that under these circurn stances the verdict might be withdrawn. The Jury then re eon sidered, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and Blackheart was accordingly discharged. STRANGE COINCIDENCE. Louisa Jones was convicted of stealing a silk haudkerehie front the shop of Benjamin Mather, hosier, New -street, Covent• garden, on the Bth of November. The most extraordinary fact attending this ease was, that two men (one of them also named Jones) were transported at the last Old Bailey Sessions, for stealing the same handkerchief, from the same shop. John Bright was found guilty of stealing, on the VBth of Oc tober, 3/. 17s. the property of Thomas Morris. Ths prosecutor was the driver of a cabriolet, and had been en gaged by the prisoner and two others ; he had driven them to several places and had drank freely with them ; in alighting in Westminster, the prosecutor dropped lb/. in sovereigns and silver front his pocket ; the prisoner seized as mush of it as he could and ran away ; he was taken, and the property found on hint ; the prosecutor lost 11/. out of the FN. ; the others were Jlot taken. At a quarter east one o'clock the Grand Jury entered the Court, and preKentedlbt true bills they had foUnd* during the morning; among those not found was one against Mr. John Wilke, jun., the Member for Sudbury, on the charge of forgery. THE SALLY I,R,NN.--=Tbe bun in fashionable, caihmt : ti t e Sally Lunn" originated with a young woman of that name in Bath, about thirty years ago: She first cried them in a basket with a white cloth over it, morning and evening. Delmer, a tespectable baker and musician, noticed her, bought her busi ness, and made a song and set it to music, iu behalf of " Sally Lunn."Tbis composition became the street favourite, barrows Were made to distribute the nice cakes, D e l mer profited thereby, and retired ; and, this day, the Sully Lunn cake, not 'mike the hot-cross bun in flavour, claims pry.-eminence in all the cities in England.—Hone's Every Day Book. CASE OP FOUL TREACHERY AT SKA.-A ease of as foul treachery as has ever come to our notice, moored On board the schooner Anne, •on her passage to Batavia. This vessel, on her departure from Singapore, had taken on board seven Am a p a . ' o r Javanese passengers, who professed to be Hadjees, or Pilgrims, on their return from Mecca ; and were accordingly diesied in the costume of devotees of this class. It would ap pear that these persons had formed a plan for cutting off the crew, and obtaining possession of the vessel, For this purpose, they had previously provided theMselves with arms, and w h en the Anne was Off the Island of Lingen (once a notorious haunt cat pirates), they attempted to put their design in execution dur ing the darkness of the night. They first attacked the captain, who had the watch on deck, and wounded him severely with a k r is, He, however, seised the foremost of his assailants, and i n the struggle which ensued, they both fell- down into the cabin, where with the assistance of some of the Passengers, the villain was shortly dispatched. The remaining six having put the crew to flight up the rigging, endeavoured tocome down into the cabin, but two of them being hirtunately shot dead from below, th e others desisted, and attempted to act fire to the ship. In t hi s t h ey were happily frustrated, and the crew recovering a little from the panic, killed one of them with; a boarding pike, awl d rove the other three overboard. The had the preca ut i on to cut away the boat in which they intended to escape ; but as she was swamped immediately on reachinplie water, it is supposed they must have h a m drowned. Captain Hector received two severe woundat but we are happy to add, that he has recovered of them. The paw", who is supposed to have Wu the chief of the party_is aseertaineo to have been settled at Singapore for Wile time as a fitharalan.. Singapore Chronicle, June 22. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, DEC.' B—His MAJusTY is expected to leave the loyal Lodge early the ensuin&• week for London. He will remain for a few days at St. James's Palace prior to his visiting Brighton. The unfavourable state of the weather has prevented his MAJESTY from taking an airing both yesterday and this day. On Wednesday last his MAJESTY again visited the Castle, and was conducted through the whole of the interior of the building by Mr. J. Wyattville. The Duke of Wellington left the Royal Lodge yes terday, where he had been on a visit to his MAJESTY since Tuesday, for his London residence. Thursday was the birth-day of the Princess Feadore. The Duchess of Kent gave a grand dinner in honour of the day at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Kensington. The Duke and Duchess of Clarenc e , the Duke of Sussex, the Princess Sophia Matilda, and the Princess Carols of Meiningen, were of the party. In the evening, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence,.accompaniur by the Princess Carols, left the King's Palace, Kens►ngton, for their seat in Bushy Park. 'The Princess Sophia Matilda also returned to her residence on Blackheath. The Duchess of Clarence and the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princessearola of Meiningen, and attended by Captain Conroy, honoured Covent Garden Theatre with their presence nn Wednesday evening. The Duke of York transacted business yesterday at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arling ton-street, with Viscount Pahnerston, the Secretary of War, .and a number of Military Officers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, we regret to say, was so teriously indisposed, at his seat in Lin colnshire, on Thursday last, that an express wasi . sent to London for Dr. Warren. We arc, however, happy to add, that he became so much better towards the evening, that the attendance of the physician was countermanded. The Earl of Liverpool, we are happy to state, was much better yesterday. Mr. Secretary Canning was so far recovered yester day as to be able to transact business at his office in Downing;street. ARRIVALS.—Jererny Ives, Esq., Mrs. Ives, and Miss Ives, at Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square; the Rev. Godfrey Wright'and Robert Dimond, Esq., at ditto ; Charles R. Cotton, Esq. and J. B. Anderson, Esq., at ditto; William Gist, Esq., at ditto; the Marquis of Ailesbury, at Grosvenor-square, from his seat, Tottenham Park, Wells ; the Countess of Oxford, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Brampton Park, Huntingdon ; Mini Montgomery, at ditto, from Paris ; the La dies Molyneux, from the Earl of Seftou'a seat, Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool ; Hon. Colonel Lyon, M.P. ; Earl Lismore, at Batt's Hot e l, f rom I re l an d ; t h e H on. Mr. O'Callaghan, at ditto, korn Bagahot; Captain Coghlan, R. N., at ditto, from Bristol; Hon. Mrs. Jerningliam, at ditto, from the Continent; Mr. anti Mrs. J. Scott Trains, at ditto, front Norfolk. _ - DEPARTURES.—Right Hon. Lord Dude, from Thotnpson's Hotel,' Cavendish-square; Bev. Cyril .George Hut chinson, front Ilitto; the Baron de Rotten, from ditto, for Brighton ; Captain Mangin, from ditto; J. Sanderon, from Batt's Hotel, Dover street, for Suffollik•the Rev. Mr. Mayho, from ditto, for Cheltenham ; Mr. and Mrs. T. Watson and fatni ly, from ditto, for York ; Lord and Lady Xing, for their seat. Oakluttu ; Lord Charles Manners, for the:Puke of Rutlanti's seat, Beivoir Castle ; Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. M.P., Mrs. Egerttin, and family, front St. James's-square, for their seat, ,Tattoo Cheshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett, and family, from FentUn'a !tote!, St. James's-street, for their seat in Dorsebthire.; C. Sput , vier, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Mr. anti Mrs. Marriott, from the St. James'a lintel, for Bath ; William Peyton, Esq. from ditto, on a tour ; Major Lyon, for Brighton ; the Honourable Lindsay Burrell, on a tone ; the Reverend J. Simpson, from the British Hotel, far firforit Mr. and 211 ts. Tomlin :Ant, (min ditto, far Brighton. TO-MORHOW IN CIIANCEIII'..—On Thursday, ltis Lordship on rising, promised to give judgment in an important case to-morrow. The parties chuckled at the intelligence; but as they were about to leave the Court, they were unexpectedly recalled by one of hie Lordshir's messenge r s, an d i n f orm bd , t h at b y " to morrow, ' his Lordship meant that clay' week— ,4 it is the gay to-morrow of the mind Which never comes -" The law arrangements, it is said, occasion no little trouble to the Mmisters. The rumour at present is, that the Lord Chancellor designs to undertake the whole duty of Speaker of the House of Lords, and to retain the bankruptcy jurisdiction, b u t t o g i ve up to the Master of the Rolls (Sir John Copley) the rest of the Chancery administration, with the title of Lord Keeper. If tins extraordinary proposition should be agreed to, it is understood that Sir John Leach will be Master of the Rolls, and Sir C. 'Wetherell, Vice- C lan cell or.— Times. There is now living at Rowde, in the full posses. "ion of his faculties, and enjoying what may•he termed " excel lent health for his age," a man named Wintersou, who attained his 101st year in June lat. The Rev. A LEA A EDER FLETCHER'S Chispel, in Finsbury-circus, was opened on Wednesday. There was a graid procession on the occasion., The edifice is a very neat one, and fitted up with much taste in the interior. Hob WITHOUT SEAMS.-..A patent luta been granted to Jean Heury Petitpierre, of Charlton-street, Somers' Town, engineer, for a meanie for making, from one piece of leather without any seam, shoes, slippers, gloves, caps, hats, ear triage-boxes, scabbards,' and sheaths for swords, buyousts, and knives.--Buth Chronicle. BURKE AND HIS PRESENT MAJESM—One of the neateNt pinta of Burke's wit was addressed to his present Ma jugtY. when Prince of Wales. " A bumper toast, for as toast master Tam ulaiolute, am I not?" exclaimed the Heir Apparent. " Certainly," replied Burke, "jury de tutu." " That," rejoined the future Sovereign, " is the only right to be so I could wish to have." It is by mixing with such men, and knowing life accu rately, that our gracious Sovereign formed his excellence and achieved his popularity.-- York Chronicle. • A whimsical circumstance occurred here a short moo ago to 111 r Liston, who by the bye has returned to Brighton. A gentleman who resides at the north part of the town, got iota a stage coach which was about to start from Castle-square, for the p a u g r e p n u t s l e el o u f4 n in t o h u: f c a o r at t ; is h, h h i his sresidence.ai,i Cts he Ugh:: therein, " I tt io ,1, was t intrude; " but was surprised, on seating himself, face' of Mr. List on star i ng upon him. lie had scarcely discovered who his compa n i on was, when the porter opened . the door, and told the gentl eman t h at he must give „up his sest, " I* "" it for whom it w as ta k en had arrived. lie therefore got out, end saying that it vial of no ronsequenCe, as 110 would d rop in stein ano ther tiue, ha left the r e al Paul Pry in the coach to proceed ou his destination,—.BrightOn Gaiette• to fi l o the di AM/I:RICAN Pit ItASEOLO —The followin ere fiom LY:' of il t i nk nL e tence ,i r of 22d r durability • *nd m ono*, sho ll not fir surptued by buy in tho 1 876 I:1 e Tenses. district." , ~wit h , thitost every article in the grocery 5t.... • t w ill be on the most pleasiv terms for cash, or to punctual rus e, tenter*. ~4 , A - we ll educated, pions, and accomplished lady, competent to t e s t +, &v . . in Tenotsee, where a capable instructress is much need ej, and seuuki be liberally encouraged." Great attention shah be paid to the French, as well us the 'English language. Mrs. S. will inform those that are dilpoied to patronize her, that she has recentlybeen teaching her owe chil dren from the American Grammar." F or Sale—One negro wuntan, two uttgrti bcp, and one am, cud calf. Six wonting' credit,"